The Score blew up in 1996 and there was no looking back for Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel. The Fugees’ second album flowed out of speakers around the world with a combination of superb bass drops, verbal hijinks, and unparalleled class that simply left weakass hip hop in the past and helped propel the genre into a new century.

I have no research to back me up, but I imagine few albums have been career-makers or-propellants to the extent The Score was for the three members of The Fugees. Even the runt of the trio – Pras – parlayed the success of this monumental album into side-projects and exposure. The Score is that good.

Refresh your memory with one of the non-single tracks, “How Many Mics”, a track that lets the rhymes and flow shine without the distraction of pumped up production and little sampling (only The Moody Blues’ “Twilight Time”).

   The Fugees – How Many Mics